Constellations by Kayleigh Campbell

     Marco Verch CC


Constellations

The specks of dirt on the window remind her of the stars.
She starts to count them, wondering

where the dirt came from,
which route, which track.

Her mind wanders way above clouds,
she loses herself in space.

With her fingers, she traces the night sky blueprint,
​Cassiopeia, Delphinus, Orion…

the train jerks, her hand slips -

only her reflection, amongst the dirt, remains.

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Kayleigh Campbell is a Creative Writing PhD student at The University of Huddersfield and an Editorial Assistant at Stand Magazine. She has been published both in print and online including Riggwelter Press, Independent Leeds and Ghost City Press with Eye Flash Poetry upcoming. She is a mum to her eight-month old daughter Eliza. Twitter - @kayyyleighc

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